NAME
ray —
Raytheon Raylink / WebGear Aviator IEEE
802.11 2Mbps Wireless
SYNOPSIS
ray* at pcmcia? function ?
options
RAY_PID_COUNTRY_CODE_DEFAULT=RAY_PID_COUNTRY_CODE_USA
DESCRIPTION
Theray device driver supports the Raytheon Raylink and
Aviator 2.4/PRO 802.11 FH 2Mbps wireless PCMCIA cards. The cards can be
operated in either ad-hoc or infrastructure modes. The operating mode is
selectable with
ifconfig(8) through a media option.
To communicate with other 802.11 cards a common network id or NWID must be specified on each station that wishes to participate in the shared wireless network. The NWID can be set with ifconfig(8).
The device uses IEEE 802.11 standard Frequency Hopping Spread
Spectrum signaling and operates in the ranges of 2.400 to 2.4835 Gigahertz.
This frequency range is further restricted by country according to that
country's regulations. Currently the ray driver
defaults to using the ranges appropriate for the USA. To change this setting
you must define the kernel option RAY_PID_COUNTRY_CODE_DEFAULT to one of the
following values:
RAY_PID_COUNTRY_CODE_USARAY_PID_COUNTRY_CODE_EUROPERAY_PID_COUNTRY_CODE_JAPANRAY_PID_COUNTRY_CODE_KOREARAY_PID_COUNTRY_CODE_SPAINRAY_PID_COUNTRY_CODE_FRANCERAY_PID_COUNTRY_CODE_ISRAELRAY_PID_COUNTRY_CODE_AUSTRALIA
The output power of the transceiver is 100mW and the card's power consumption is 365 mA @ 5 volts. The transmission range in open air (line of sight) is a maximum of 1000 feet (or ~304 meters), and indoors (i.e., with obstructions) it is a maximum of 500 feet (152 meters).
HARDWARE
Cards supported by the ray driver
include:
- WebGear Aviator 2.4
- WebGear Aviator PRO
- Raytheon Raylink WLAN
DIAGNOSTICS
- ray0: card failed self test: status x
- Indicates the card has failed its initial startup tests.
SEE ALSO
HISTORY
The ray driver first appeared in
NetBSD 1.5.
AUTHORS
The ray driver was written by
Christian E. Hopps
⟨chopps@NetBSD.org⟩.
BUGS
Currently the infrastructure mode is untested, and authentication using WEP is unimplemented.